Newsletter: Wednesday, December 12, 2012

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Wednesday at 3:15 pm CT/4:15 ET. Streaming via their website at
http://www.1065theticket.com as well
12-12 3:15 PM CST
BP chat
Jason Parks - BP Chat moderated by Jason Parks. Click
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question.
12-13 1:00 PM EST
NEW PREMIUM CONTENT
Transaction Analysis
The Diamondbacks Deal Bauer to Cleveland, and the Reds Get Choo
by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Our take on Tuesday's surprising three-team trade involving the Diamondbacks,
Indians, and Reds.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19139
Rumor Roundup
Wednesday, December 12
by Daniel Rathman
The Reds are trying to round out their roster, the Tigers are searching for
another starter, and Mike Napoli might not join the Red Sox after all.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19142
Bizball
Yankees' Focus on $189 Million Not Just About the Luxury Tax
by Maury Brown
A look at the multi-fold reasons the Yankees have for getting under the luxury
tax threshold by 2014.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19143
Skewed Left
Giancarlo Stanton and Being Alone in the Lineup
by Zachary Levine
Where do you bat a player who's his team's only home run threat?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19146
Sobsequy
Ferguson Jenkins, Tommy John, and How Some Players End Up Outside the Hall
by Adam Sobsey
Numbers play a big part in determining who's a Hall of Famer, but timing,
contemporaries, and other historical accidents also make their impact felt.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19145
BP Unfiltered
Daily Draft Video: Matthew McPhearson
by Nick J. Faleris
Daily exclusive video series designed to familiarize you with the names you
need to know leading up to the 2013 amateur draft.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19135
NEW FANTASY CONTENT
The Keeper Reaper
Relievers for 12/12/12
by Dan Mennella
Dan takes his first offseason look at keeper-worthy closers for the 2013
season.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19144
NEW BASIC CONTENT
Painting the Black
Stubbs in Reverse
by R.J. Anderson
What turned Drew Stubbs from the player he was to the player he is?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19136
BP Announcements
Kansas City Royals Job Posting - Analyst, Baseball Analytics Department
by Joe Hamrahi
Royals looking to hire Analyst for Baseball Analytics department.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19138
Overthinking It
The Royals, the Rays, and the Problem with Windows
by Ben Lindbergh
Was the Royals' strategy in their swap of Wil Myers and more prospects for
James Shields and Wade Davis based on a broken windows theory?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19134
PODCASTS
EFFECTIVELY WILD, THE DAILY BP PODCAST - EPISODE 100: ASTROS PRO SCOUTING
COORDINATOR KEVIN GOLDSTEIN ON BEING INSIDE BASEBALL
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19141
BP FANTASY PODCAST EPISODE 25: POP GOES THE WEASEL - THE THIRD BASE EPISODE
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19044
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BP JOINS FORCES WITH PERFECT GAME
For more information on our new partnership with baseball's largest
independent scouting service, see the press release linked below:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19092
TOP TEN PROSPECT LISTS ARE IN FULL SWING
Jason Parks and the new BP prospect team are hard at work on their top-10
lists. The latest installment, on the Pittsburgh Pirates, can be found here:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19125
For a complete archive of the lists, and the order of teams to come, go to:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/
GET YOUR DAILY NEWS FIX WITH THE MINOR-LEAGUE UPDATE AND RUMOR ROUNDUP
The postseason may be over, but with winter leagues in the Caribbean and hot
stove rumors in the States, baseball is a year-round sport. We're keeping up
with the latest happenings on and off the field in Jason Martinez's
Minor-League Update and Daniel Rathman's Rumor Roundup. Here are the links to
today's installments:
Minor-League Update:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19132
Rumor Roundup: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19142
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